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Abandon the West End of Galveston Island?
- "The scientific results indicate that the island will continue to experience significant change over coming decades and that the west end of the island will likely experience rapid change due to accelerated sea-level rise. Attempts to slow the rate of coastal erosion on the west end of the island have failed in the past and they are not likely to work in the future given the magnitude of the problem." - excerpt from the report Atlas of Sustainable Strategies for Galveston Island by Shell Center for Sustainability at Rice University. Read more. Video - Planning Galveston's Future.
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